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Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak, MI

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Detroit Zoo

Detroit Zoo is an attraction in Royal Oak, MI, part of the Detroit guide. Cost: under $25.

8450 W 10 Mile Rd · Royal Oak, MI

Why you should go…

The Detroit Zoo spans 125 acres in Royal Oak and Huntington Woods and holds more than 2,000 animals from over 200 species. You can watch penguins at the Polk Penguin Conservation Center, walk the Arctic Ring of Life, and visit the Great Apes of Harambee and Devereaux Tiger Forest. It was the first zoo in the country to show animals in bar-less habitats, and you can enter from Woodward Avenue or 10 Mile Road.

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  • #penguins
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  • #kids activities
  • #conservation

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